My Texans Defensive Draft Board – 7 Rounds

DE - The Texans addressed Defensive End last year when they took Connor Barwin from Cincinnati in the 2nd round. Mario took a step back last year in terms of his pass rush and Barwin looked like a rookie, but I’m sure the Texans are hoping that both Mario and Barwin bring more to the table in pass rush while they have to be happy with Antonio Smith last year. Don’t look for them to do anything at this position in the draft.

DT - While the pass rush got better with Antonio Smith being bumped down inside on third downs, the DT play still needs to get better on a down-by-down basis. The Texans still need a true NT, and I would be very surprised if management isn’t considering the possibility of adding another 3-technique to work into the d-line rotation and potentially challenge Amobi Okoye for the starting spot. This position is solid for the first three rounds but trails way off after that.

LB - This was a huge need last year, but it will fall way down the priority list this year after the Texans took All-Pro rookie LB Brian Cushing and after DeMeco Ryans stepped his game back up. While the Texans can get better than Adibi and Zac Diles at the weak-side LB spot, it isn’t a pressing priority right now.

CB - The Texans look for fast CBs with length and they happen to have a huge need at CB which makes it a top two round priority. This is a very good draft for CBs and they can legitimately go three rounds deep and potentially find a starter this year even though I expect them to look within the first two rounds. Don’t rule out the possibility of the Texans taking CB twice within the first four rounds.

Safety - While the Texans could use a full-time free safety with great instincts, I’m not sure they are going to view that position as an early priority unless a player like Earl Thomas were to fall to them. This is a good free safety draft at the front end and good values at the back end, but the middle rounds are just okay for the free safety position. As for strong safety, they will roll with Bernard Pollard so they won’t be looking in that direction.

- players are ranked in order at their position

* – denotes a player that could be a priority within that area of the draft

First Round

DE

DT

Dan Williams (Tennessee)*

Jared Odrick (Penn State)

Brian Price (UCLA)

LB

Sean Weatherspoon (Missouri)

CB

Joe Haden (Florida)*

Kyle Wilson (Boise State)*

Devin McCourty (Rutgers)*

Kareem Jackson (Alabama)

Safety

Earl Thomas (Texas)*

Taylor Mays

Z-Report Says: There should be at least one of the top three cornerbacks available when the Texans choose at #20 while Earl Thomas is a wild-card since he is a safety who might be able to play corner. Weatherspoon would be a “best available” selection, but many teams are higher on him than Rolando McClain; however, the Texans have pressing needs and LB isn’t one of them. If Dan Williams were to fall, I would have to think that the Texans would be thinking hard about taking him since he is the type of physical DT that they have needed since Gary Kubiak has been head coach.

Second/Third Round

DE

Ricky Sapp (Clemson)

Corey Wootten (Northwestern)

Austen Lane (Murray State)

DT

Lamarr Houston (Texas)*

Torrell Troup (South Florida)*

Al Woods (LSU)

LB

Daryl Washington (TCU)

CB

Patrick Robinson (Florida State)*

Brandon Ghee (Wake Forest)*

Jerome Murphy (South Florida)

Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (Indiana, PA)

Safety

Nate Allen (South Florida)*

Morgan Burnett (Georgia Tech)*

Reshad Jones (Georgia)

Major Wright (Florida)

Z-Report Says: If a RB is taken in the first round, then there is a very good chance that CB will be the position drafted in the 2nd round with the 3rd round being a good spot for DT. All four of the cornerbacks listed are possibilities either in the 2nd or 3rd rounds and both Owusu-Ansah and Murphy could transition to free safety. Both Nate Allen and Morgan Burnett could be off the board in the 2nd round, but if not, either would be a good fit. Reshad Jones could be a safety to keep your eyes on in the 3rd round even though I’m not sure he would be a priority. Daryl Washington is more of a luxury than a likely pick and he probably won’t slip to #50 anyway. Lamarr Houston is a good fit with what the Texans like to do on defense at their 3-technique while Troup would fit the role of NT that the Texans have needed to fill for years.

Fourth/Fifth Round

DE

Jermaine Cunningham (Florida)

Lindsey Witten (UConn)

DT

Geno Atkins (Georgia)*

D’Anthony Smith (La. Tech)*

Mike Neal (Purdue)*

C.J. Wilson (East Carolina)

Jeff Owens (Georgia)

Corey Peters (Kentucky)

LB

Perry Riley (LSU)

CB

Kevin Thomas (USC)*

Amari Spievey (Iowa)*

Dominique Franks (Oklahoma)

Alterraun Verner (UCLA)*

Myron Lewis (Vanderbilt)

Walter McFadden (Auburn)

Safety

Kurt Coleman (Ohio State)*

Darrell Stuckey (Kansas)

Donovan Warren (Michigan)

Robert Johnson (Utah)

Z-Report Says: While DE is still not a high priority this year, finding a good 3rd down pass rusher in these two rounds might make some sense. Both Cunningham and Witten have the edge speed that the Texans could use at some point. These rounds are a great example of how the DT position has depth in the middle of the draft. Atkins and Smith showed flashes of quickness off the snap at the Senior Bowl which is what defensive line coach Bill Kollar wants. C.J. Wilson might be a better 3-4 DE, but I could see him gaining weight and sliding inside. Jeff Owens is very strong at the point of attack and would be a fit at NT. Even if the Texans look at CB within the first two rounds, the CBs available in these rounds should be good values including Spievey, Thomas and Verner. Myron Lewis has the athleticism but isn’t much of a tackler.

Sixth/Seventh Round

DE

Rahim Alem (LSU)*

Kevin Basped (Nevada)

George Selvie (South Florida)

DT

Brandon Deaderick (Alabama)*

Earl Mitchell (Arizona)*

Jay Ross (East Carolina)

LB

Simoni Lawrence (Minnesota)*

Kavell Conner (Clemson)

Keenan Clayton (Oklahoma)

CB

David Pender (Purdue)*

Ben Burney (Colorado)

A.J. Jefferson (Fresno State)

Safety

Jamar Wall (Texas Tech)

Jeromy Miles (UMass)

Z-Report Says: Linebacker isn’t a big need for the Texans, but if you find athletes late in the draft who can also shine on special teams, they tend to get drafted and Lawrence, Conner and Clayton all fit that bill. Jamar Wall can move from CB to FS since he has play-making ability and he’s a big hitter. I’m not too crazy about the CBs in this group, but I do like DTs Deaderick and Mitchell as value selections.

- Chris Cook, CB (good size and straight speed, lateral quickness is a concern but could transition to FS)

- Cam Thomas, DT (is he not on the Texans’ board because he’s basically a two-down run stuffer with few pass rush moves? Still, he is awfully strong in the middle…)

The impressive part about this draft, and it is borne out by the board you’ve posted, is that the Texans could almost go BPA in the 1st or even trade back and still get a pretty good corner in the 2nd or 3rd round. But if I’m Rick Smith and I don’t take CB with my first pick (wherever it ends up), I definitely take one with the second.

Peace

Eric K

Not sure Cook is the Texans kind of CB. As for Cam Thomas, I would love him with the Texans, but he doesn’t really fit the type of NT they look for.

I was looking at a linebacker by the name of Jamar Chaney from Mississippi State. He appers to be ideal for what the Texans might be looking for in a linebacker in the later rounds. This guy can play multiple linebacker positions and can be a huge impact on special teams. I think he also was one of the leaders on his team, plus, he runs a 40 in the low 4.5 range. What you think, Lance?

Thanks,

Rodney.

I think he has a chance to be a very good player but as you can tell from my list, I’m just not making LB a priority in the first two rounds and he will probably be gone in round 2.

why does everybody think we a rb if you want to improve the running game draft iuputi or pouncey slaton can run if they’re were holes to go though do you agree? i mean matthews isnt a petterson or an elite prospect, if he was he wouldnt to 20. go OL or CB in rd 1 get you rb in rd 2.

Lance:I noticed you left off Myron Rolle off the board. Any particular reason why? Is he not a fit for what the Texans run or is the fact that he’s got other interests scare the Texans off a bit?Thanks,

Just a guy. I don’t see any “high ceiling” attributes that would lead me to believe the Texans would take a late round chance on him at a position where they have back-end players already.

Great work, It seems like I learn something every time I read you blog. I know that you stated that the Texans are good at DE, but do you think if one of the DE falls, do you think its a remote possibility the take one?

Not in the first. Too much money to sit that guy on the bench considering the fact that Mario and Antonio Smith won’t be bumped down to DT on a full-time basis.

I could see DT Cody as a possible 2nd Round selection. I know he is only a 2 down player but he REALLY fills a need for the Texans and if he really can make a big difference on those 2 downs then I would think he’d be worthy of a 2nd. Ofcourse I think he’ll go late 1st/early 2nd so it won’t matter much anyway.

I see/hear now and again that the Texans don’t differentiate much between fs and ss. And did Pollard do enough last year to show he’s more than just a ‘box guy’? Didn’t he have 4 picks?

I don’t know if they differentiate or not, but they certainly haven’t made FS much of a priority in the past. Pollard is a box safety who is below average in coverage. That’s what he is. He did have the INTs, but covering isn’t his strength.

With the retirement of Kerney in Seattle and the trading of Marshall to the Dolphins how does effect those teams draft needs now and what ripple effects will the Texans feel?

The Dolphins no longer need a WR so they can focus on defense where it will either by Earl Thomas, Dan Williams, Brandon Graham, Sergio Kindle or Jason Pierre-Paul. That won’t have any impact on the Texans. As for Seattle, they will be looking at either defensive end or offensive tackle with that 14th pick, but if Dez Bryant is there, they might have a hard time passing on him – especially if they take offensive tackle at 6.

I know this is off topic, but I’ve wondered why the NFL never considers this. The NFL is always yapping about safety and in the past few years, has made several rule adjustments to try to make the players safer.

Speed at the time of collision has a lot to do with injury. Injuries on the old astro turf occurred at a higher rate, in part, because players run faster on turf than on grass. If the NFL really wanted to slow players down a step, and thereby, protect their safety, they would institute mandatory pads. Back in the day when we played, we were required to wear hip pads, tail pad, thigh pads, and knee pads. It made everyone slower and better protected.

Why wouldn’t the NFL require the use of these pads as part of the standard uniform? On Sundays, it appears the only pads worn are helmets and shoulder pads.

For one, head injuries are their biggest concerns and they are doing things to try and correct that, but they aren’t going to do anything that makes the game slower and less violent. You know that.

Any opinions on Rafael Priest out of TCU? I saw another blog that listed him as a player the blogger absolutely loved as a CB. Prior to reading that, I never really thought he would be a draft pick but might have a shot as a F/A. What do you think? Have you heard any buzz from scouts on Priest?

No ball skills. Late round to undrafted free agent. Scouts not jazzed about him.

I appreciate all your work during the year, especially during the draft. It’s great for all the out of town fans. Quick question about Kyle Wilson, admittedly I only watched one Boise game this season, but during the senior bowl workouts I noticed the Wilson was a little “grabby” with the WRs. Do you think this could be a problem in the NFL since they are very strict on contact with WRs after 5 yds? If you still have video from the senior bowl week, watch the position practices to see what I am referring to. Keep up the great work!

Sure it could be a problem, but I think it can be coached out of him since he has the physical tools and technique when the ball is in the air to defend without having to grab WRs.

I appreciate all your work during the year, especially during the draft. It’s great for all the out of town fans. Quick question about Kyle Wilson, admittedly I only watched one Boise game this season, but during the senior bowl workouts I noticed that Wilson was a little “grabby” with the WRs. Do you think this could be a problem in the NFL since they are very strict on contact with WRs after 5 yds? If you still have video from the senior bowl week, watch the position practices to see what I am referring to. Keep up the great work!

While the Texans have tended to go through the beginning of the draft by picking the best player at a position of need – how do they look at the end of the draft? Do they still pick to need, pick the best available or do they take into consideration how many of a certain position might be available as UFA’s. In other words why draft a LB, if you have your sights on 3 or 4 you think may not be drafted. Just wondering about philosophy.

From what I’ve been able to gather, they will look for a developmental QB late and they look for players who are also special teams caliber players once they hit the 5th – 7th rounds. Smart NFL people I’ve spoken with said they look for guys who have great potential for growth rather than guys who have topped out and are just guys.

I see you don’t have DT Linvall Joseph listed. The bloggers over at Battle Red Blog seem to be warming up to him as a mid- to late-round pick. What are your thoughts on him?

I think he is going to be coveted by a 3-4 defense because of his size and athleticism. As a 3-4 DE I think he carries a 2nd round grade. As a 4-3 DT, I think he carries a 3rd round value. I simply think he’ll be gone by the Texans 3rd round pick so I didn’t include him in there.

To those of you hammering Lance for putting a guy from Murray State on the list: how many of you had heard of Demarcus Ware before his senior year at Troy? I know I hadn’t. How many of you had heard of Jacoby Jones from Lane College. Physically, Jacoby Jones can compete with anyone- not sure about mentally. The point is, you never know where the best talent is going to be by simply looking at the Jersey.

Thank you so much for not saying we need a RB. This whole R.Mathews thing is too much to handle. I for one do not want to spend a 1st round pick on a RB. There is a majority of Texans fans that will be ticked off if we grab a back in the first.

You won’t like my next blog entry when I show you my offensive need mock draft board.

It comes down to the same thing every year…How do I beat the Colts ? Until you beat Manning you will never make the playoffs. You must draft to beat your division opponents. We need cornerbacks and d line pressure in the worst way and a great O line to kill the clock.

A better understanding of what Frank Bush wants and looks for from his defense, a vertical, attacking, playing on the other side of the line of scrimmage and disrupting the offense, eliminates many of the two gap sideways playing DL on the draft board.

I have never looked forward to the NFL Draft as much as I have this year. Mainly for the fact that sitting at 20, there are numerous players the we “could” potentially get. In years past we could pretty much say Him or Him.

Looking only at RB’s. IF Spiller were to fall to 20 (as Beanie wells did last year) who would you select, Spiller or Matthews and what do you think the Texans would do?

Lastly, besides RB, Corner,Safety, & DT. What player/position who be next in line for the Texans to look at in the 1st rd. if that one player drastically dropped and he become SO MUCH value you can’t pass on him?

Believe it or not, I would take Mathews over Spiller because I think he fits what they need better than

Spiller.

Guard or center would be the position they would also potentially look at in the first round with Iupati and Pouncey.

Since this blog is on defense I have a question. My friend and I are going back and forth on who the best corner is. I believe its Nmandi Asomugha wile he believes it’s Revis. He also thinks that Marshall is the best receiver in the league ahead of A. Johnson, Fitzgerald, Moss, and Wayne among others. Who is wrong and who is right?

He is wrong on Marshall although I think Marshall is better than most NFL teams seem to think. As for CB, I have to go with Revis just by a shade over Asomugha.

I’m seeing speculation that Ted Ginn Jr. is on the market now that the Dolphins have acquired Brandon Marshall.

I know Ginn has been a major disappointment to the Dolphins thus far, but doesn’t the acquisition of Marshall actually have the potential to free Ginn up to be more of a deep threat? With Marshall on the field, Ginn doesn’t have to fill the role of a possession guy, he can let Marshall take care of that. And with the defense’s best cover guy having to focus on Marshall, it seems to me that Ginn should get more opportunities against weaker coverages.

It doesn’t make sense to me that Miami would want to ship him off right away. Why not let him play for a year with Marshall and see what you can get out of him then.

It wouldd seem that Ginn’s ability to stretch defenses would be something Miami would want, but I guess they want to cut their losses and get the highest pick they can in return for Ginn and then just roll with Bess and Camarillo at the other two wideout spots.

Chad Jones was an early draft choice (2nd Round I think) of the Astros who decided to go to LSU instead of the Stros. If the Texans draft Chad Jones would that be the first time both a baseball and football team in the same city selected the same guy 4 years apart?

With 8 picks total, I think the Texans are going to actually draft 2 RBs and 2 CBs. There are enough of each available that they could hit a home run, particularly if they trade down #20 to Dallas for #28 and their 2nd round pick.

Patrick Robinson and Parrish Cox

Mathews or McCluster + Tate, Hardesty or Gerhart

If they get Kyle Wilson or Earl Thomas in the first round, I could see them grabbing another CB in round 2 and then RBs in the 3rd and 4th rounds.

New to the blog and still trying to familiarize myself with the lingo .. (double rods?) Otherwise good stuff. It seems like there are very few bust-type players in this draft, and those that are characterized as such seem to be so because of character issues (clausen,bryant,cox). Was wondering who you would view as a possible bust, especially someone the Texans might be targeting, not because of character concerns, since the Texans usually dont target those types of players anyway, but because of questionable skill translation? Seems like every year there are players viewed as locks to be good pros and for some reason it just doesnt happen. Afterall, these kids are just prospects!

Pando

Potential busts would include Mike Iupati, Joe Haden and Kareem Jackson at the Texans spot.

Lance, do you have any thoughts or info on Rafael Priest, TCU CB? He’s a player of interest to me, but little info to see if/where he fits on a board. I know he’s coming off a foot injury and didn’t run/jump at his pro-day, but put on a workout on April 2nd. Do you have any of those numbers? Can’t find them anywhere.

I was going to argue your statement that the Texans won’t look at DE but then you made mention later that they might consider one in the later rounds.

I agree. I don’t think they will go into the draft committing to draft a DE at some point but if in the 4th round or later there is a good value that is much better than their next best guy they will certainly do it. One injury to Mario and the DE position is looking really thin.

I’m very excited about the potential prospects available in rounds 1-3 but the list you put forth in the 4th-7th is less than impressive. I suppose I may be playing the name recognition game as I haven’t been able to pay close attention to scouting reports on small school guys etc but it doesn’t look like there is a ton of potential steals towards the second half of the draft.

There are a few guys I really like in the first couple of rounds on the defensive side of the ball but maybe this will be a good year to volume pick on offense and value pick on D. What I mean by that is we have been volume picking on D for the last few years to where there is decent depth but a need for top end talent. The only areas that appear to desperately need at least a solid backup are at FS and DT. CB is a more pressing need. LB and DE could use some depth but are not in need. I think we could get by with drafting a CB in one of the first two rounds and only a DT and FS between the 3rd and 6th rounds and get by. The draft may play out to where we do more than that on the defensive side but that is the minimum.

On the offensive side of the football I think we are lacking some depth as the team has been more on the value side the last few years when they do pick offensive players. Brown was a need pick and Caldwell was a good value pick in the 3rd as was Slaton but there are only a few other examples where we spent mid-round picks on offensive depth. Most of our depth consists of late round picks like Studdard, D Anderson, Casey and Hill (good values though).

I would prefer to see us draft an interior lineman no later than the 3rd but we do need to at least draft one by the 4th. I think using a 3rd-6th rounder on WR would be wise, drafting another interior OL in the late rounds if there is value would be wise as well as drafting a developmental QB. We all understand that we will be drafting a RB fairly early so that goes without saying.

My point is this ramble is that there may be better value on the offensive side of the football as the draft gets to the 3rd round and beyond than on the defensive side of the football to where it may be better to address depth on the offensive side this year as WR will be a need in the near future and, even if an OG/C is drafted by the third round, interior line will need depth in the near future as well. It would be wise to look ahead toward future needs if the value there is better than at other targeted areas much as they did at TE last season.

I haven’t been able to listen to you guys this week. Corp pile of dung is ramping up the firewall, and 1560 was a casualty. Let’s just say I’ve launched a full fledged war against IT and Mgt.

On Tuesday I submitted a formal request to get 1560 unblocked, and had to list the business need for the unblocking as, “Provides mental clarity, and keeps me up to date on sports related information. 70% of my clients are huge sports fans, and it doesn’t cost me any productivity…blah blah”

I argued that blocking 1560 has made me less productive, and the last 4-5 times they’ve asked me how I’m doing. I’ve responded with something like, “Trying to figure out how to get all this work done without my radio station.”, or “Not being very productive. I can tell you that.”

I went to Best Buy yesterday, and bought an old school AM/FM radio for my desk. I plan on blaring the living crap out of it. I’m pretty sure it will be nothing but static in my building, but I’m psyched about complaints I’m going to get…

On a side note, how old is M. Lynch? If you’re backround check holds up, why wouldn’t you consider offering a 3rd rounder for him? You’d be able to address CB, S, or lineman in the first 2 rounds. I think Slaton, Lynch, and Foster would be more than servicable…

great work as usual, funny how half the people somehow misconcieved this as a mock draft and are thanking you for not picking a running back first. I think we have huge needs at cornerback but i also think the best way to help our defense is to draft the best possible running back so we can keep our defense off the field in the second half. I believe the only time we beat indy was when Ron Dayne(lmao) took over the game on the ground. If we can run the ball and hold the ball for 7-9 minutes in the fourth quarter we put up 11-12 wins this year

You don’t mention DT Arthur Jones (Syracuse) as a potential Texan. Why? From the description, he sounds like an excellent fit for helping the Texans get better penetration/pass rush from the interior DL.

Seems like one of those players whose draft stock falls because he hasn’t played in a while (injury) and therefore has more value. Your thoughts? I’d love to see the Texans grab him in 3rd round; I doubt he’s still there when they pick in 4th round.

I think it is pretty much based purely on injury. I think 3rd is too high for him. I would be fine with a 4th.

Great stuff. As a Tech grad and someone who has seen Jamar Wall play a lot, I would love if the Texans picked him up in the later rounds. He was essentially a three year starter at Tech, has a ton of experience and always took a professional approach to the game.

Jamar is also as tough as they come, which was displayed when he was in the starting lineup against OU after his violent hit against Zac Robinson just six days before.

I could definitely see him see the field as a rookie on special teams and potentially in nickle and dime packages. You can’t ask for much more from a late round pick.

I know that you are probably working hard on your Texans offensive seven round draft, but I just wanted to know how you had the top five CB’s rated. Joe Haden is the obvious number one but it gets a little confusing after that. I see that some people have Kareem Jackson rated second while others concider Kyle Wilson and Devin McCourty to be 2a and 2b respectively. I personally love Kareem’s quick feet and ball hawking potiential. It seems like Kyle Wilson would give us a player similar to what we had in Dunta. Since Dunta was not that spectacular in this system, Kyle might suffer the same fate. McCourty would give us a player similar to what we have in Glover Quinn who is physical. Personally, I would perfer to have two players at the CB position with different styles oppose to the same. What you think, Lance? I know you mentioned Kareem as a posible bust canidate.

great blog I wanted to get your idea of these two guys, first vince oghobasse DT out of duke the measures 6’5 303lb is he a guy that in the later rounds that might help the texans at DT or does he sound like a 2010 version of frank okam? my last one is about RB charles scott is a guy i think would work perfect in kubiak offense do you think he would be a fit for the Texans?

I think Scott is too slow. As for V.Og, injuries are a big concern for him as is overall quickness.

1. D.McCourty – McCourty seems like a shutdown corner in the making to me, not sure why; just a hunch. Not sure what it is, but for some reason he just reminds me a lot of Revis and I like that.

2. M.Hardesty – Runs Tough. And not sure how to put a finger on it, but just see him get a lot of extra yards. Works hard. Came back from two knee surgeries, and a coaching change, to start. That says a lot in my book. Also reminds me of a young Chris Brown – Size, speed, instincts, decisiveness, upright running, and of course the injuries.

3. T.Troup/ L.Houston – A NT on this team could do wonders and is needed, but with so many 3-4 teams, Troup may be gone by the Texans 3rd round pick. Houston is a nice consolation

4. R.Johnson – Reminds me a lot of Eugene Wilson, but healthier. Really good guy, and seems like a real fighter. Been through a lot. Texans kind of player.

1 of the 5ths – Best available

All the rest – Best available…. Although I would go after one project player, and a guy who feel because of character issues. I think they are finally strong enough to handle it

*** If Jones is the pick at Safety in the 3rd, I wouldn’t mind having a gut like Mike Neal in the 4th.

I think we have to go RB in the first because a good running game would go a long way in helping out our defense. Too many times last year we couldn’t eat up the clock because we had to be pass happy and in our division the longer you keep Peyton on the bench the better. I’m hoping we make a trade to get back into an earlier round and get a top prospect at CB,S,DT. I also like the idea of getting multiple picks at corner.

What are your thoughts on trading down if someone like Dez Bryant were there? Dallas could look to trade their first and third for our first to get him. Then we could still get someone like Wilson, Matthews, McCourty, or Price and have an extra 3rd. This way we could get FS, CB, DT, and RB in the first 3 rounds. With this option my ideal draft would be:

1. CB Kyle Wilson/Devin McCourty

2. FS Nate Allen/Morgan Burnett

3. RB Toby Gerhart/Ben Tate/Jonathan Dwyer

3. DT Torrell Troup/Geno Atkins

4. WR Blair White/Jordan Shipley/Eric Decker

5. QB Zac Robinson/Johnathan Crompton

6. LB Simoni Lawrence

6. OG Brandon Carter

7. K Hunter Lawrence

Thoughts?

I would hope trade back would be an option there. As for your draft, it is fine, but it is much easier when you have multiple players going in the first four or five picks.

Lance first off great blog, keep it up. Secondly what happened to George Selvie, DE, South Florida, I remember watching a south florida game and he was an absolute beast. That was last year, this year i havent heard a peep.

To me every great team in the NFL was built with great a OL, DL and LB. Make this a top priority and all other position players can be made to look great. I write this to justify…

Trading our #20 pick to Washington to grab Haynesworth. Washington is willing to move him and for the Texans who can they draft at #20 (not to mention 1st round money) that could give you the return Haynesworth can. With Albert and Okoye in the middle, Williams on the outside and the Smith/Barwin rotation on the other side you could easily see this defense get 30+ sacks which would go a long way towards making our DB look great.